A convicted attempted murderer who escaped from Pentonville Prison after reportedly making threats to enemies on Facebook has been arrested.

Matthew Baker, 28, was apprehended after three days on the run at an address in Ilford, east London, on Wednesday night, the Metropolitan Police said.

Two other people, a woman aged 21 and a man aged 33, were also arrested and taken to an east London police station for questioning.

DRIVER QUESTIONED AFTER TRAM DERAILS KILLING SEVEN

The driver of a tram that derailed killing at least seven people is being questioned by police amid suggestions it failed to brake before taking a corner at speed.

Investigators said the vehicle was travelling at a "significantly higher speed than is permitted" and are probing whether the driver may have fallen asleep.

More than 50 people were injured when the tram left tracks and flipped on its side as it travelled through Croydon, south London, during the morning rush hour on Wednesday.

'HOUND OF HOUNSLOW' PLEADS GUILTY IN US COURT TO 'FLASH CRASH' FRAUD

The British financial trader dubbed the Hound of Hounslow has been allowed to return from the US after admitting helping trigger a multi-billion-dollar Wall Street crash from his west London home.

Navinder Singh Sarao made at least 12.8 million US dollars (£10.3 million) over several years through market manipulation schemes, including helping to cause a "flash crash" in 2010, according to US prosecutors.

The talented mathematician could still go to jail for decades for manipulating the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and causing the Dow Jones to plummet, rattling investors in the process and leaving many wondering if the market was rigged.

MAN DIES AS 22 ARE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER GAS LEAK AT CARLSBERG BREWERY

A man has died and another is in a serious condition after a gas leak at a Carlsberg factory, the brewer said.

Emergency services were called to the brewery in Northampton town centre at 12.30pm following reports of an industrial accident.

A total of 22 people - 11 staff, two police officers and nine firefighters - were taken to hospital.

RISE IN COMPLAINTS ABOUT ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Complaints about care provided in people's homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says.

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) received 2,969 complaints and enquiries about adult social care in 2015/16, up 6% on the previous year.

Of those, there was a 21% rise in complaints about residential care homes, while complaints about home care rose by 25%.

THERESA MAY TALKS OF 'NEXT STEP IN GOLDEN ERA' OF BRITAIN'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA

Theresa May has reaffirmed her commitment to maintaining the "golden era" in Britain's relations with China as the Government hosts talks aimed at boosting Beijing's investment in the UK's infrastructure.

Chancellor Philip Hammond is meeting a Chinese delegation headed by vice premier Ma Kai in London for the eighth UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue as ministers seek to underline that Britain remains "open for business" following the vote for Brexit.

The move will be seen as a fresh attempt to reassure the Chinese after a rocky start to relations under Mrs May.

Expensive chemotherapy does little to improve survival for people with advanced cancer, who often have "unrealistic expectations", an expert has said.

Peter Wise, a former consultant physician at Charing Cross Hospital in London, said spending "six figure" sums on chemotherapy drugs is inappropriate for many people with advanced cancer who will "almost inevitably die" from their tumours.

Chemotherapy - which is one of the cornerstones of cancer treatment and can be used alongside other targeted drugs or radiotherapy - has only been shown to extend life by a few months on average, he said.

PLANNERS WARN 'FRESH APPROACH' NEEDED TO WHERE NEW HOUSES BUILT

Greenfield sites and green belt land should be considered alongside brownfield plots as locations for new housing, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.

The organisation has put out a new policy statement on dealing with the housing crisis, which warns the Government needs to take a "fresh approach" to where new houses should be built.

While it said previously-developed brownfield land in built-up areas must continue to play a vital role for purposes including housing, a "brownfield first" policy would not deliver its full potential if there was not enough funding to make it viable, for example for treating contaminated land.

MAJORITY OF WHITE WORKING CLASS BOYS FAILING TO GET GOOD GCSES

Three-quarters of white working class boys fail to achieve five good GCSE grades, new research has revealed.

Only 24% of white British schoolboys gain five A*-Cs including English and Maths in their end of secondary school exams - making them the worst performing of the main ethnic groups in the country.

It is the tenth time they have been ranked the lowest or second lowest performing ethnic group in the past decade.